A preservation-minded Kentucky couple hosts a summer supper on their flourishing grounds to celebrate a bounty two decades in the making.

Al Fresco on the Farm

Al Fresco on the Farm

Nearly 20 years ago, Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown, who own Louisville's acclaimed Proof on Main restaurant and the 21c Museum Hotel, bought Woodland Farm, a 1,000-acre spread on the Ohio River. That purchase saved the historic farmland from becoming Kentucky's newest golf community.

From there, the duo set out to restore the property's 18th-century farmhouse by planting row crops, flower and vegetable gardens, and orchards. Now, the couple host an annual summer supper to celebrate Woodland Farm's thriving bounty. This year, Levon Wallace, executive chef at Proof on Main, presided over the meal preparations.